[Billy thinks quietly about that for a little while- not too long, but long enough to both be sure that Teddy's finished as well as take it all in. He sifts his fingers lazily through Teddy's hair, drumming a bit with his free hand on the blond's chest.]

I've watched you change, all that time. A shapeshifter of the mind. It's like you're a completely different person than you were the day we met.

[His tone is musing, both thoughtful and pleased, and he presses a kiss right between the pectorals.]

I'm proud of you, you know that? Proud, and... really happy to have known you all this time. The real you.